It looks like Konami is at it again with lawsuits in the waging war of the music game economy. This time its against Viacom and Harmonix over the Rock Band series. No word on how this’ll effect the development of Rock Band 2.
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601101&sid=aHQODoKwFYrA
From the article…
Konami Corp., the Japanese creator of the “Dance Dance [...]
I recieved another press release via Flash Fire Communications today in an email. Let’s hear it for the winners of PAX 10!
PAX 10 INDEPENDENT GAMES SHOWCASE WINNERS ANNOUNCED
Top submissions to be displayed at Penny Arcade Expo Aug. 29 - 31
SEATTLE - July 9, 2008 - After sifting through over 80 submissions from a wealth of [...]
Konami website update they’ve added a splash page for the Japanese arcade version of Dance Dance Revolution X. The site itself is just a mere splash page, which usually entails the announcement of a location test.
The splash image features what looks like a possible cabinet redesign, which would be a welcome addition to the [...]
I don’t know where this video surfaced from, but its the deput Japanese trailer for Tatsunoko vs Capcom. The trailer features brief clips of each character that has been revealed so far, in addition to a good chunk of gameplay. Check it out below!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3hPgVoZ-neQ
I just got an email from Atlus stating that Persona 4 would be seeing release in the US. Along with this news, they also gave a set release for December 9th. I’m sure fans of the series will be happy to have it come out so soon.
The game is a deluxe 2-disc [...]
I usually don’t post these Zero Punctuation movies, but I thought the one this week was actually pretty funny.
This week, Yahtzee takes apart the making of a successful gaming webcomic, or how to make millions of gamers happy with the minimum amount of effort.
A new countdown page recently appeared on the Japanese Square-Enix web site. The page features an all-too-familiar clock on it synced to Japanese time.
The page on the site shows the Nintendo DS logo and the URL of the site also suggests that its Chrono Trigger. Hmm… I’m sure more details will appear [...]
According to N4G.com, 2 magazine scans of the August issue of Arcadia showing Alex from Street Fighter 3 on the Capcom side, and Yatterman No.1 on the Tatsunoko side. The game is slated for a Winter 2008 release in the Japanese Arcades.
This also brings the current roster to the following…
CAPCOM: Ryu, Chun Li, Batsu, Alex.
Tatsunoko [...]
The debut trailer for Studio Ghibli’s upcoming film, Gake no ue no Ponyo, or Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea, saw release on Japanese television a couple days ago. Luckilly, some YouTuber has uploaded the clip.
The plot of this movie centers on a goldfish named Ponyo who desperately wants to be a human. In [...]
And the fans go wild. After years of speculating and a weeks worth of teasing splash pages, Blizzard’s site has finally rolled over to reveal their latest game. In what shouldn’t be a surprise to anyone, they have announce the long awated Diablo III. More information can be found at Blizzard’s Diablo III site, including [...]
